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Friday, May 8th, 2009
Tonight :: Ron English at Elms Lesters
Tonight, Elms Lesters Painting Rooms opens Lazarus Rising, the (long overdue) first UK solo exhibition by one of the founding fathers of billboard hijacking and most astounding talents of modern pop, Ron English. English will be on hand Saturday, May 9, from 12-2pm, signing copies of the new hard-bound exhibition catalog, which can also be purchased via the gallery here. Not to be missed – For those outside of London, here are a few images of some pieces included in the show – more on the Elms website.
Ron English – Lazarus Rising
May 8 – June 6
Elms Lesters Painting Rooms
1–3–5 Flitcroft Street, London WC2H 8DH
Images: ©Ron English/Elms Lesters
Friday, April 17th, 2009
AIKO :: Love Monster Opening + Afterparty
AIKO launches Love Monster, a new solo exhibit of mixed media works, at Joshua Liner Gallery, this Saturday, April 18. Street art enthusiasts should already be familiar with AIKO’s work – as a founding member of the popular art collective, FAILE, in 1999, she was intergrally involved in the rise of wheat-pasting and stenciling on streets. Since 2006 AIKO has been focusing on her own solo career.
The opening reception will take place from 6 – 9pm at the gallery and will be followed by a very special after-party at the incredible club, LOVE. Shut Up and Dance kicks off at 10pm and will feature the legendary DJ DB tag teaming with Jason Jinx, as well as Terry Mullan, Rage Johnson and Cerock, all playing the best house and breaks from the 90s. We’ve been asked to share a secret codeword with our readers – say “Love Monster” at the door for free admission before midnight, $10 afterwards with flyer.
AIKO – Love Monster
Opening Reception: April 18, 6-9pm – May 16
Joshua Liner Gallery
548 W. 28th Street, 3rd Floor
NY, NY 10001
info@joshualinergallery.com
Afterparty: Shut Up and Dance!
10pm – Late
LOVE
179 Macdougal Street @ 8th St.
NY, NY 10011
Monday, April 13th, 2009
Urban Art Auction featuring Banksy, Choe, D*Face + more
Inkie and Paradise By Way Of Kensal Green present Urban Art Auction, a charity event in support of the Great Ormond St. Cochlear Implant Unit & CICS. The benefit takes place at The Paradise in London on April 23rd, and will feature original art from Banksy, David Choe, D*Face, and many more. All proceeds will go to the charities involved. For tickets to the event or more information contact pedro@theparadise.co.uk or visit www.theparadise.co.uk
Thursday, March 26th, 2009
TONIGHT :: 112 Green Street Reemerges
The Combine celebrates it grand opening tonight, at 112 Green Street, NYC. The new space seeks to commemorate the historic and artistic relevance of the address, while providing a new venue for the exhibition of art and multi-media, performance based events.
Work to Do installation in progress. Image: 112 Green Street
From 1970 – 1980, 112 Green Street was the home of the 112 Workshop, a studio and exhibition space that fostered an influential group of artists including Laurie Anderson, Joseph Beuys, Louis Bourgois, Chuck Close, Spalding Gray, Phillip Glass, Richard Serra, William Wegman, Dennis Oppenheim and countless others. The 112 Workshop eventually relocated and reemerged as Chelsea’s White Columns Gallery, while the original underground space became the headquarters for Green Street Recordings, which was at the forefront of the 80s and 90s hip-hop movement, recording Kurtis Blow, Afrika Bambaataa, Run DMC, Beastie Boys, Public Enemy, and De La Soul to name a few.
Now, 112 Green reopens as The Combine, to host a new generation of artists who carry on the ideals of the address’ influential past. The inaugural exhibit, Work To Do, opens tonight, with a live performance by Afrika Bambaataa and Soulsonic Force.
Participating artists include: Endless Love Crew, Moody AA, Cabahzm, Cake, 2Easae, Avone, Chris RWK, Veng RWK, Brando * Nev1 * Sinatra Smart Crew, AVOID pi, infinity, Deeker, Keeley, El Celso, Dain, Pufferella, Skewville, Royce Bannon, AnerA, Abe Lincoln Jr., Ellis Gallagher AKA Ellis G., Matt Siren, Overconsumer, Kosbe, Aiko, Abby Goodman, Hush, Alone art, Bast, Ben Jackson, Bobby Hill, Buildmore, C. Damage, Chris Brennan, Christopher Gordon, Dark Clouds, Deeker, Destroy and Rebuild, Erica Faulke, Keely, Pufferella, OHM, Smells, Stikman, U.L.M.
WORK TO DO
March 26 – April 16
Opening Reception: March 26, 6-10pm
Featuring a live performance by Africa Bambaataa + Soulsonic Force
The Combine at 112 Green St. Studio
112 Green St., NY
RSVP: rsvp112@gmail.com
Monday, March 2nd, 2009
On View :: Yoshitomo Nara at Marianne Boesky
Yoshitomo Nara launched a new New York exhibition this past Saturday, at Marianne Boesky Gallery. As expected, the show serves up a playful mix of drawings and paintings at recession-resistant price points ranging from $18,000 to $500,000. The most ambitious works are two large-scale sculptural dwellings, done in partnership with his design team, graf, who Nara began collaborating with in 2003. The evening was topped off with live music by Orutaichi, M.A.G.O., and a performance by Yo La Tengo side-project, Dump. Read on for our extensive photo recap and click images for larger views. On view till March 22. Read the rest of this entry »
Friday, February 27th, 2009
Weekend Gallery Openings
Here’s a brief list of weekend openings (and a couple of shows already on view) on our radar:
Terence Koh, Aurel Schmidt, Dash Snow, Patrick Griffin, Aaron Bondaroff + others – Get a Rope, CTRL Gallery, Houston. Opening Reception: Fri., Feb. 27 – April 18.
Morning Breath + Cycle – Oddities, Ad Hoc Art, Brooklyn. Opening Reception: Fri., Feb. 27 – March 22.
Yoshitomo Nara – Marianne Boesky, NY. Opening Reception: Sat., Feb. 28 – March 28.
Zibiok + Remed – It Hurts, Brooklynite Gallery, NY. Opening Reception: Sat., Feb. 28 – March 22.
Bruno 9li, Lori Field, Tara Lisa Foley, AJ Fosik, Katherine Guillen, Robert Hardgrave, Naoto Hattori, Kristian Kluver & Hiro Kurata – Group Exhibition Part 2, David B. Smith Gallery, Denver. Opening Reception: Sat., Feb. 28 – March 21.
Raymond Pettibon, Daniel Johnston, Ron English, Thurston Moore, Kim Gordon, Lee Ranaldo + Gibby Haynes – Rock Paper Scissor, Robert Berman Gallery, Santa Monica. Opening Reception w/ DJ Shepard Fairey: Sat, Feb. 28 – March 21.
Erik Parker – Crisis Creation, Paul Kasmin, NY. Feb. 26 – March 28.
Ma Jun – Pop Dynasty, Krampf Gallery, NY. Feb. 19 – March 14.
Thursday, February 26th, 2009
TAC Radar :: NY Art Fairs
SCOPE Pavilion, 2008. Image: James Painter Belvin/SCOPE
The Armory Show and its surrounding satellite art fairs open in New York next week. With an enthusiasm for emerging and mid-career artists, we find smaller fairs are often the most interesting. Below is a short-list of galleries on the TAC radar that are exhibiting at the SCOPE, PULSE, Bridge and Fountain fairs.
SCOPE
David B Smith – Josh Keyes, Gregory Euclide
hpgrp Tokyo – Kanako Ohya, Kazuhiro Ito, Miki Kubota, Tadaomi Shibuya, Yasuyoshi Botan
Jonathan Levine – Camille Rose Garcia
Krampf Gallery – Willem Kerseboom Gallery – Ren Zhenyu, Wang Zhijie, Yin Kun, Yoshitomo Nara, Zhang Haiying
Ok Mountain – Anna Krachey, Colin Leipelt, Jesse Greenberg, Okay Mountain Collective
Shooting Gallery – Erik Foss, Greg Gossel, Ron English
PULSE
Mixed Greens – Alessandra Exposito, Kimberley Hart
Morgan Lehman – Alix Smith, Eric Beltz
Richard Heller (also exhibiting at The Armory Show)
BRIDGE
Cinders Gallery
Gallery LJ Beaubourg
McCaig-Welles Gallery
Fountain
Ad-Hoc Art
Glowlab
McCaig-Welles Gallery
Thursday, February 19th, 2009
Maya Hayuk’s Sexy Gazebo @ Cinders
Maya inside Sexy Gazebo
Brooklyn based artist, Maya Hayuk, has been know to explore many styles, ranging from the figurative to her recent focus on abstract imagery. In Sexy Gazebo, Hayuk presents a new mixed media installation of bright prisms of color, vivid rays of light, and life-bearing fauna. The focal point of the exhibit is its title piece – upon entering Sexy Gazebo visitors can relax in tranquility, make-out inside a glowing neon kaleidoscope, or blast off into space.
On view till March 15 at Cinders, Brooklyn. Click through for more pics from opening night. Read the rest of this entry »
Sunday, February 8th, 2009
The Art of Rebellion
The Art of Rebellion, presented by Harley Davidson, opened last night at the Robert Berman Gallery in Santa Monica to a thriving crowd. Participating artists include Mark Dean Veca, Frank Kozik, Shepard Fairey, Tara McPherson, Bob Dob, Shawn Barber, the Clayton Bros., among others. The show runs until Feb. 21.
Monday, February 2nd, 2009
On View :: Americana at Choque Cultural
Adam Wallacavage
Choque Cultural Gallery just sent over some images of their current show, Americana 2009, done in collaboration with Jonathan Levine Gallery, and featuring Adam Wallacavage, Jim Houser, Tara McPherson, and Doze Green. Show runs till Feb. 27. For those not making it down to Sao Paulo, enjoy these shots. Read the rest of this entry »